3 Easy Ways to Grow Tomatoes from Cuttings
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
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Three Ways to Grow Tomatoes from Cuttings
1. The Granny Method
Rooting tomatoes in water is easy. Just take some tomato cuttings and remove the bottom leaves and any blooms or young fruit. Now pop them in water. Wait a couple of weeks, then pot them up when they have roots. Feed and put them in a little sun, getting them used to the sun day-by-day.
2. Ground Layering/Sticking Cuttings in the Ground
Do you have a sprawling tomato plant? You can root tomato branches in the ground by bending them down and covering a piece of the stem with soil. Weigh it down with a brick if need be. Alternately, if you have moist conditions and soil and the weather isn't too hot, you can sometimes just take tomato cuttings and root them directly in the ground.
3. The Mini-Greenhouse Method
This method of rooting tomato cuttings is almost foolproof. Just take your cuttings and stick them in a pot of moist potting soil, then bag them up and put them in the shade to root. The baggie will help the tomatoes root by keeping them from drying out. A few weeks after bagging, take off the bag and adjust the potted tomatoes to full sun, then you can plant them out. This also works with rooting other cuttings.
There are three easy ways to start tomatoes from cuttings! Give 'em a try! - Навчання та стиль
now that was interesting since I'm a granny I guess I need to do it the granny method
Lol.go for it you've earned it 😊
I’m cackling because my poor hubby, who’s a city guy is going to freak out at the amount of freezer ziplock bags with plants that will be in our sunroom this winter.🤣🤣🤣👩🏾🌾🪴🪴🌱🌱
"Feed them ... anything!" 😂 Love it!! 💜💜
Liked and shared to my FB group.
Thank you, Scott.
San Diego growing zone 10b checking in 🌱 🙌 🙏
Me too
I did this not long ago too pulled suckers off and rooted them. Strong looking plants so far. It was my first go at it.
Propagating tomatoes is SO FUN! I have done so many this year that I literally have so everywhere-too many! Good problem to have, though thank God.
Hi David, and everyone!
Hey Y’all from Arkansas!😊
That's definitely a great idea. Same plant , new life! Wow
Rooted 6 or so tomato cuttings directly in beds this spring since we had compost in raised beds and plenty of rain for weeks.
They are doing great and starting to make flowers and fruit.
I’m definitely a granny rooter. I just cannot get anything to root another way. I’ve tried! Those little rooter pots, regular soil, vermiculite, etc - with and without powder/liquid rooting hormone - and they ALWAYS rot. But water? Psh. That’s like 90% success rate. Granny knows her stuff!
Me too
FANTASTIC 🕊️
fantastic!
I replanted my everglades tomatoes and I've got some nice sprouts growing now.
I've been waiting for some informational videos!!!
Thank you oh great one
Just the info I was looking for! Very helpful!
Thank you.
What a cool channel.
Thank you for the great lesson.
great vid and info!
Hi
Thank you for sharing this, I didn't know you could do this
GENIUS! Thanks David.
Excellent! Thank you
Good information. Thanks!
Good tips make great gardens. Thanks DTG.
Hi David thanks for sharing this video. 👌
Thanx
Whaaaaat?!? Amazing!! ♥️ ♥️
Nicely done! Great teaching video. Thanks 🙂
The best method is #2 which I learned by accident. One year I let my tomato plants spraul (no support) and wherever they touched the ground roots began to grow. I buried that part deeper and kept it watered real good. Sometimes I would cut it off the main plant and bury deep and a kept the soil watered.
Very interesting techniques, thanks for sharing
Layering is pretty neat. Seems like there's lots of fun to be had there.
Ya know, I've never had a single success with putting suckers in water, but this year I've been sticking them in with my patio container plants, and they've just about all taken off. Looks like I'm running a tomato farm behind my camper.
Thanks David!!
Does willow water help them root?
Yes, it does exactly the same job as rooting hormone, it's just the diy equivalent. You've just reminded me I need to make some now we're getting some good new willow summer growth where I am in the UK 👍👊
Thank you!!!!
Thank You.
Great video thank you God bless
excellent video, thank you
Great info. I was so entertained that I almost forgot I was learning. Very good job. Your like a teacher that tricks his students into learning. Made learning fun.
Thank you.
Thanks for the info David.
I'm going to try this and hopefully multiply my cherry tomatoes
Thanks for a well thought-out presentation. Very informative. Often I will find a good-sized sucker I snap off and I immediately stick it in the ground. Roots quick and easy. Anything for more tomatoes!
Nice!
Air layering David! Great video by the way. Been super busy. Not much time for the Tube.
I put cuttings in my HOB aquarium filter. They grow roots rather quickly.
Awesome idea ! TY🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Place a glob of damp potting soil in that hand and wrap it around a branch of the tomato plant. when it has roots cut it off and transplant it blossoms and all. instant producing tomato plant.
Awesome! I'll give all three of these methods a side-by-side just because, why not. LOL. I've got a heirloom Homestead variety and an heirloom Bradley variety that I can test on. Also looking forward to germinating some Everglade seeds I purchased from your daughter's store! My plants never grew back after hurricane Irma, so I'm excited to grow them. 🐝🐝🐝✌️
I love the book. There's allot of plants i don't know in it though, lol!
Great channel 👏 thanks
I liked when you took a slice of tomato and buried it, I think, in your freezer garden : ) but I do either- right into the ground or the mini greenhouse x/ for my sweet basil, that roots in a few days in fresh water : ) thanks for the demo's, I am a visual learner : )
I tried all of those ways with different plans I think putting in water works the best
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR TECHNIQUES!!!... I'M ON IT!!!😃👍🏽🌱🌿🙋🏽♀️🔥🙏🏽👑✝️📖🔥
I'm in NW WA, and I use method #2 for tomatoes, even peppers & most herbs. I actually just snapped off some low suckers from my San Marzano plants & stuck them in the dirt a week ago. They looked pathetic at first, but they're standing back up now, and I'm sure they'll produce fruit. Method #3 is a must for blueberries.
Dear David!
Greetings from Shizuoka in Japan!
Very useful information!
Working on it at once!
Best regards,
Robert-Gilles Martineau
Nice machete? I have one like that from Ghana. I love it.
I love the mini greenhouse method. I accidentally severed a small branch with flowers on it while pruning back a sun sugar tomato plant today. I'm going to see if I can rescue it. It's in a cup of water now and will put it in soil in the morning. Thanks!
Hi David, can I use green house method for rose cutting?
Can you use the mini green house method on any plant, and can the Ziploc bag be bigger?
I use white trash bags for larger stuff. I also have a large clear tupperware container were i put pots in if i’m rooting several plants.
That brick or somesuch placed to keep the re-planted tomato vine down in the dirt - it could also serve as a good place to step when you are moving around the thick garden among the tomato vines. You'd just want to pick something more or less flat and level to do it.
Oy - grew Brandywines last two seasons and they wanted to take over the world, but they sure were scrumptious! Wish I could get my fig trees to be so productive. .. I know what! I'll ask David the Good - you maybe has a video (or 5) on that?
I am propagating my fig trees... stripe all leaves from cutting, bury the cutting deep to increase chances of roots, water water water! Rooting fig trees takes months so just be patient 🙏 🌱 🌻
@@notmyfault6835 A more reliable method for propagating fig trees is to air root a branch or sucker while it's still on the tree. In 4-6 weeks, their will be sufficient roots to remove the branch/sucker and pot. And if you use a clear plastic bag, you'll be able to see the roots and know when it is time to remove it thus guaranteeing success.
@@notmyfault6835 Funny you mention this - I've been thinking about trying it. Thanks!
I think the first and second methods are the best… you practically spend nothing to do them unlike having to buy plastic bags.
Good video. Thanks.
Why not add a little miracle grow in the water for tomatoes in your Granny method???
Great video, I’ve grown lots of tomatoes from cuttings but always indeterminate, would rooting determinant cuttings “reset” their biological clock?
I also Wonder !
I really want to know. If any of yall find out, let me know!
Excellent video. Thank you. Question: it is almost October in Raleigh NC. I want take cuttings for the next season. Do I do this, and repeat the cycle with the new plants in the Spring? What is the best timing to do this. We have some excellent tomato plants that we had growing this year.
Do you change the water with method #1? Or leave it as is for 2 weeks? I found that the bottoms get mushy sitting in the water after 1 week.
I’m trying for the first time to grow a tomato plant from a Sucker cutting. It didn’t grow any roots in the water after five days so I put it on into dirt. It’s a little floppy, I hope it makes it through.
I’ve had a lot more luck putting them straight into their own little pot of soil, then I put the pot on a saucer and keep the saucer full of water. Takes much faster in my case-maybe a few days.
You should start a tomatoes cuttings in a green house.
it will die. cuttings never survive whatever you try
@@uk82punkz I put one directly in the soil next to its parent plant and now it’s growing.
@@uk82punkzmaybe you just suck at gardening
I was so excited to see cherry tomatoes growing after just squirting them on the ground after watching one of your videos where you mentioned that. Unfortunately, something came and ate the first two baby tomatoes while they were small and green, and has since been (it seems) nipping off all the flowers before they produce. Any idea what that might be? Thanks for the videos, God has used you as a great source of gardening inspiration :)
The quickest way for me is straight into potting soil or the ground. They droop for a day or so, but usually thrive.
Thank you. I literally just put in a cutting of my tomato last night into the soil. It looked really sad and droopy today and I wonder if I killed it. I'm keeping the soil moist and I hope it'll perk up and look better in a day or two.
I’m here from Central Flo Rida
Same
Hi David, are ths tomatos organic or hybrid? Thanx.
I'm cracking up laughing at myself. I have a rouge tomato from a compost pile and it's growing like crap. I've got the tomato cage, great dirt, great everything. Just realized it's gotta be an everglade. I'll tip the pot on it's side and it will do great.
I’ve been thinking about doing this since it gets so hot mid summer nothing sets, and then when the come back to life they don’t have time to ripen before a frost. We will be trying it this year!
That's a smart idea! Skip the hot midsummer month by propagating tomato cuttings indoors at that time.
What video should I watch to learn about support fencing for tomatoes and beans and peas?
Can I do the third method with seed?
David will this work for raspberries?
I also use rooting hormone on certain things
how long does it take the cutting to root directly in the ground?
My Florida soil is very sandy and nutrient-poor. However, these are everglades tomatoes and supposed to like that sort of bad soil. How much and what kind of amendment will I need. Zone 10a (subtropical) near a brackish water harbor close to the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks. My favorite channel.
Ty this looks too easy.
Wondering if cuttings of micro-tomatoes and determinants would still produce tomatoes? I've done this with indeterminate, and Rutgers, but not other types.
I need to try the baggie method with my zombie yellow pear tomato.
I just planted my seedlings in the ground . I’ve read they will take the heat and humidity, but do they tolerate full sun in zone 8b in South Georgia? I ask you because I know your in my geographical area and you have experience with them . I’ve read full sun is ok but they would rather have part shade . I planted 10 plants with some in full sun and some in 4-5 hours of sun . Love your videos and information in them !
Hey just from what I've heard from multiple experienced gardeners in 8b you do NOT want full sun for most plants that say "full sun" on the packaging. The people selling most seeds or seedlings have no idea how furious the sun can get in your area. You can try full sun for tomatoes as an experiment but I would not count on having a full season, definitely I would expect direct sunlight to kill the tomatoes in August. Again, I am not speaking from personal experience but this is the impression I got from multiple very experienced 8b locals.
@@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim tomatoes are generally wiped out here by early July due to our humidity and heat for sure . The Everglades tomato actually kept producing from May into November when a frost got them . Very impressive and had a few dozen seedlings sprouted this spring which is great
@@gregleach5833 That's cool. I keep hearing about the Everglades tomato, I'll have to put that on my to-try list!
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Great video. Does anybody know what would happen if you tried this with a determinate / bush tomato?
We should try it!
I’ll try it. That’s all I have
@@davidthegood Thanks for the replies guys. I'm going to give it a try, too. Thanks for the inspiration also - I love the fact that there's always something new to try in the garden. Best wishes.
@@davidthegood Well, a year has passed and I have an update on my tests. Yes, it did work. They grew to be normal fruiting plants. Just as interesting is the fact that I could prune exiting plants back and they reflowered within the same season (although a bit late for ripening). If they were in pots, I could have brought them indoors and had a full second harvest.
I use 2 liter bottles in 1 gallon pots for my mini greenhouse. I need to make use of my diet poison pop habit. Currently doing this with chia
Great Vid...
I do the Just plant them routine and if they grow they grow. So far I'm at 90% success this year.
I usually do this with suckers I missed when pinching them off.
Only trouble is we have such a short growing season.
As I have mentioned in the past I'm in Northern PA Zone 4-5 ???
Over the years I have noticed the sun getting stronger.
It fried things about a month ago except the tomatoes and other plant which were getting dappled shade from young trees.
I have heard that Tomatoes like warm weather but not direct scorching sun.
My best tomato last year was in partial shade.
Peace, W
Ordered the free plants for everyone and I am really hoping you cover blueberries in it. I have a serious addiction to blueberries and apparently so do the local deer....... I NEED MORE and those babies are expensive at the nursery
You can buy tulle in bulk very inexpensively on ebay to protect your plants.
DTG throw a couple well rotted tomatoes in your worm bin you will have dozens of little tomato plants growing on a couple of weeks
Im starting a long one in a cone tainer
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10:18 - 10:27. Boy did you say a mouthful. Ha ha
How can I grow tomatoes indoors during the winter?
Try a grow tent! I grew mine in December and they are fruiting now as of May 1st
Can I indefinitely propogate tomato plants? So like take a cutting in the fall, keep them alive with a grow light in the winter, then plant them in the garden in the summer, than in the fall take a cutting etc etc so that I have a tomato plant propagating without seeds for 20 yrs?
I layer like that with my mint. I wonder what else we can do that with.
Basil and I am guessing also sage, you can see sage putting out roots from its stems.
I need to put a machete on my Christnas list. 😍
Any recommendations?
Ok. I purchased a machete. 😁 Here's what I got: 7 stitches in my thumb.
Oh well, it broke me in, I mean, I broke it in now. We should be good to go.
Any idea where I can find a reliable vendor for Everglades tomato seeds?
Try Strickly medicinal seeds, Johnny seeds, or checkout your favorite UA-camrs and asking if he can sell you tomatoes cuttings
His daughter sells them on their Esty shop I believe. I do not see a link in the Video Description area though.
Amazon. I got mine there.
This is the link to our daughters etsy page where she sells everglades tomato seeds. www.etsy.com/shop/GoodGardens
I went to eBay
High tunnels for the future
I tried straight into soil method and left them in the sun. They were sad for a few days but I kept the soul moist and now they’re beautiful. Not sure what to do with 5 tomato plants now in my tiny apartment patio. 🥴
They make nice gifts for friends and family.
You can always leave a basket in the lobby for your neighbors
My first year trying to grow tomatillos and there’s dozens of little ones growing but this morning two of the branches broke down to the ground from the weight. Guess you’re supposed to cage them ..